Researchers
and teachers – welcome to the Union!

The Finnish Union of University
Researchers and Teachers (FUURT) is a professional organisation and trade union
for researchers, teachers and other academic experts at universities and
research institutions. The Union is the right organisation for all university
researchers and teachers.

Within the
universities, the Union is present to support and assist its members with an extensive and competent network of Union shop
stewards and advisors right within the workplace, a benefit not provided
by other unions.

The Union
negotiates with the Employers’ Association of Universities in Finland on
the wages and other employment terms and conditions of university
personnel.

The Union
is heard in the Parliament concerning any matters that are related to
university or academic policies.

The Ministry of Education and
Culture and the Academy of Finland request statements from the Union on
key university and science policy issues.

The Union
played a significant role in ensuring that those who work on grant or
scholarship funding are included within the scope of statutory pension and
accident insurance.

The Union
actively lobbies, both publicly and through its interest groups, on issues
such as the position of fixed-term employees, the status of junior
researchers, the employment of individuals with a doctoral degree, and the
funding of universities and science in general.

You can join the Finnish Union of
University Researchers and Teachers through one of its many member
associations. Go to the Member associations.

You can also print out a membership application under
the heading Apply for membership or request one from the Union office by e-mailing your
request to marsa.nyqvist(at)tieteentekijoidenliitto.fi.
Send your completed and signed
application directly to the relevant member association.
The board of the member association
in question decides on its new members and notifies them in writing of the
decision.

Membership officially begins, at the earliest, on the
date when the written application for membership is submitted to the member
association. Please also read about all information about the Membership fees and Membership benefits.